A few days ago, while in the country adjacent to the Hokio-Wai-tarera road, Mr. G. L. Adkin came across some rare natural objects known as fulgurites, reports the Levin Chronicle. These are mineral tubes resembling stalactites in appearance, and are produced by lightning striking through sand and fusing it. Several of them were found on top of a high dune opposite the Moutere trig. They ranged from seven to twenty inches in length, and had evidently been laid bare by the erosion of the top of the dune. A microscopic pipe runs down the centre of each and is surrounded by vetrified sand, forming a clear white Core, surrounded by grains roughly knit together by lower temperature. The exterior of the fulgurite is somewhat branched, testifying to the minor sparks which shoot out from the central flash. ....
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 306, 19 September 1929, Page 5
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